Reviewer:

I made this soup for Lenten Services on 4/9/2014 after searching the web for an easy
to do soup 30 servings. I was a little leery of serving a new recipe to the members of our 2 church parish. I had never made this soup before......the ladies are fabulous cooks...
the soup was a big hit......many comments and requests for the recipe!!!! My husband
got up the morning after and requested a bowl for his breakfast.....wow!this is a first!
However....it rates 5 stars. Caroleann

Reviewer:

This is good stuff! I am so glad I tried this. I was skeptical about this one for a few reasons. 1. I thought the soup would get greasy. 2. It didn't seem like it would have enough seasoning. 3. I thought the pasta would absorb all of the broth. I used venison burger, which is much leaner so perhaps that's why grease wasn't an issue. I did add some fresh garlic to the meatball mixture and more bread crumbs than called for. (It was too wet otherwise.) I kept adding spinach. Almost used a whole bag. You don't even need to slice it because it shrinks so much. I did cook the pasta separately and then added it at the end. Just added a tiny bit of black pepper too.

Reviewer:

I added the meatballs first to make sure they would be cooked through, then a few minutes later the pasta and carrots, and the spinach right at the end. Everything was perfect. Kids and parents all enjoyed it.